“I call my
people paintings “people-people” and
they show people gathering at markets, festivals,
bazaars and parties. Where there are people,
there is color, movement and life. I’m
inspired by the animation and the activity. In
every country we traveled to, I used to get up early
in the morning to go to the open air markets where
they sell fish, flowers and vegetables. At
these markets I’d watch them unloading the
goods, see the sellers argue amongst themselves,
see the customers inspect the items and haggle on
the price. I’d sketch on site and then
also photograph some scenes. Later on, I’d
incorporate a combination of what I had seen and
put that into a painting.”